U.S. and Canada

160 years since ‘Bloody Kansas’/The legacy of John Brown

May 9 marks the 220th anniversary of this great abolitionist’s birth. This article was originally published in Workers World on…

February 10, 2020

Released at last: Welcome home, Move 9 member Chuck Africa!

Philadelphia Imprisoned since he was only 18, Charles Sims Africa was finally released from Pennsylvania’s SCI Fayette on Feb. 7. …

February 10, 2020

Fighting a flood of anti-LGBTQ2+ bills in Florida

By Devin C Pensacola, Fla. Over 65 people gathered Feb. 2 at historic Seville Square in downtown Pensacola to kick…

February 10, 2020

New York: Protest demands Gov. Cuomo support SWEAT bill, banning wage theft

Workers and community groups held a spirited rally in front of the office of New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on…

February 7, 2020

Italy’s war policy is tied tighter to Pentagon

By Manlio Dinucci Published in the Italian daily Il Manifesto on Feb. 4. Translation by John Catalinotto. “A historically privileged…

February 7, 2020

On the picket line

St. Louis janitors ready to strike for $15 an hour Some 2,100 Service Employees (SEIU) Local 1 janitors in St.…

February 7, 2020

Embassy Protectors in court: Defense challenges Trump prosecutors

The statement below, written by the Co-Chairs of the Embassy Protectors Defense Committee, was released Feb. 1 following a pretrial…

February 5, 2020

Houston says: No to colonial apartheid plan!

Hundreds gathered at Houston’s busiest intersection Feb. 1 to condemn the “Deal of the Century” after the release of President…

February 3, 2020

Significant win for Clark College faculty

Vancouver, Wash. On the third day of their strike, 96 percent of the over 400 Clark College faculty voted to…

January 30, 2020

Houston: Students, community demand fair pay for construction workers

Houston University of Houston students, professors and community activists joined the Workers Defense Project and construction workers at a rally…

January 29, 2020